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Kingsolver, Moore compete for Orange fiction prize (AP)AP - American writers Barbara Kingsolver and Lorrie Moore and Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel are among six finalists for Britain's Orange Prize for fiction by women.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Apr 2010 | 4:14 am Work on James Bond film suspended amid MGM woes (AP)AP - Producers say work on the next James Bond film has been halted indefinitely because of uncertainty about the future of distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am Work on James Bond film suspended amid MGM woes (AP)AP - Producers say work on the next James Bond film has been halted indefinitely because of uncertainty about the future of distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am Brother of actress Mo'Nique apologises on TV for abuse - BBC News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 20 Apr 2010 | 3:53 am Work on James Bond film suspended amid MGM woes - The Associated Press
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 20 Apr 2010 | 3:32 am Learn From the Masters at the Southampton Children's Literature Conference This SummerSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 3:30 am 'Bachelor' Jake 'sad to see Turner leave' - Digital Spy
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 20 Apr 2010 | 3:19 am Stars turn out for Brooks & Dunn's 'Last Rodeo' (AP)
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 20 Apr 2010 | 1:41 am Pop Culture Icons Erik Estrada, Lou Ferrigno and Charisma Carpenter Form Butterfinger Defense League (BFDL)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 1:03 am Last Night on Late Night: David Letterman Tastes J.Lo's Latest Perfume It wasn't surprising that David Letterman spritzed Jennifer Lopez's latest perfume into his open mouth last night — after all, he said he liked the scent very much. What was surprising was how much of it he put away, as he managed to spray himself and his guest several times before ending the bit. On his show, Stephen Colbert subjected George Will to relatively similar torture by questioning the soundness of his ideas, which prompted the revelation that Will ends his days by looking in the mirror and "softly congratulat[ing]" himself. (This image is made more enjoyable if you imagine him removing his bow tie as he does this, a worn look on his face.) Across the aisle on The Daily Show, Rep. John Dingell stopped by with the gavel that presided over the passing of both health-care reform and Medicare, and Jon Stewart put it to an equally noble use. Finally, on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Billy Dee Williams tried to cash in on Larry King's divorce with yet another round of tacky commemorative plates. Watch our compilation to see what you missed. Read more posts by Dan Duray Filed Under: last night on late night, billy dee williams, george will, jennifer lopez, john dingell, lando calrissian, tv, video
Source: Vulture | 20 Apr 2010 | 12:54 am Music legend John Hammond gets film treatmentLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Ocean's Eleven" producer Jerry Weintraub wants to write you a song about the man who discovered Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 12:54 am Underwood and Bublé Score Music Awards - New York Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 20 Apr 2010 | 12:24 am Film director Nikita Mikhalkov (right) shows Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin around a film setFilm director Nikita Mikhalkov (right) shows Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin around the set of the sequel to his film 'Burnt by the Sun' near St. Petersburg. Mikhalkov is a controversial figure in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 12:08 am Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) speaks with film director Nikita MikhalkovRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) speaks with film director Nikita Mikhalkov on the set of the film 'Burnt by the Sun' near St.Petersburg. Mikhalkov's image as a wealthy member of a privileged...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 12:08 am Award-winning Russian actor and director Nikita Mikhalkov speaks at a film forum in MoscowAward-winning Russian actor and director Nikita Mikhalkov speaks at a film forum in Moscow. With a cast of thousands and a multi-million dollar budget the sequel to one of the most acclaimed Russian films...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 12:08 am Grandiose sequel for epic Russian filmEight years in the making, with a cast of thousands, the sequel to one of the most acclaimed Russian films of the 1990s opens this week, amid both praise and accusations of egomania. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 12:08 am Judge rejects Carly Simon suit against StarbucksLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A judge has shot down Carly Simon's lawsuit against Starbucks for bailing on the music business just five days before it was supposed to release her...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 12:03 am Blockbuster stock soars 40 percent (Reuters)Reuters - The hottest stock in entertainment in the past week has been Blockbuster Inc, which soared 40 percent on Monday and is up 87 percent in the past three trading days.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Apr 2010 | 12:02 am Indian Bollywood actress Shilpa ShettyIndian Bollywood actress and winner of the controversial British reality television programme "Big Brother" Shilpa Shetty is seen here during a press conference in Mumbai, in 2007. Taboos are tumbling...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 19 Apr 2010 | 11:52 pm Producers say reality TV is bound to stir objectionsReality television star Rakhi Sawant (left) announcing her engagement to Elesh Parujanwala whom she chose among 16 eligible bachelors, at the conclusion of the 'Rakhi Ka Swayamvar' in Mumbai, in 2009...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 19 Apr 2010 | 11:52 pm Reality TV shatters taboos in IndiaTaboos are tumbling in India as new notions of sex, relationships and personal liberty displace traditional values. Nowhere are these changes more visible than on the myriad reality TV...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 19 Apr 2010 | 11:52 pm Industry Roundup: Diaz and Del Toro Have An Ex To Grind Ex Marks The Spot: 20th Century Fox has acquired the rights to Jane Heller’s novel An Ex To Grind, which will be adapted for the big screen as a romantic comedy with Cameron Diaz and Benicio Del Toro attached to star as a “warring couple.” Del Toro would play a star athlete who gets injured and becomes a couch potato while his wife (Diaz) ascends from waitress to business hot shot. She wants to divorce him but, in order to avoid paying alimony, she instead plots to find a new wife to replace her (naturally) which backfires when the replacement “restores the man she fell for.” And to add insult to injury, the replacement is Jessica Biel. [Deadline] 'Time' for Tour: Erykah Badu will go out on tour this summer, joined by a rotating set of openers including N.E.R.D., Bilal, Janelle Monae and ?uestlove. The tour, called “Out My Mind, Just in Time” after the last track on her most recent album, begins May 22 in Atlanta. We've got a feeling everyone’s gonna get real quiet when she starts playing "Window Seat." [Billboard] Howard and Grazer Make Escape: Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are producing an action-adventure reality show pilot for TNT called The Great Escape, in which contestants will try to escape from situations that are recreated from movies. Participating teams will be blindfolded and then dropped into “extreme environments,” such as “in the desert, trapped in the mountains, locked in a prison, or marooned on an island.” Sucks for whatever team gets the Phone Booth challenge. [HR] Blimp Reveal: M.I.A.’s next album will be released June 29, an announcement she made via a blimp which flew over the crowd at Coachella during Jay-Z’s set. We're sure Lady Gaga will be the first in line to pick up a copy. [Pitchfork] Braga, Meet Nova: Brannon Braga (Star Trek, 24, FlashForward) will serve as executive producer/showrunner of the Steven Spielberg/Peter Chernin pre-historic drama Terra Nova, which reportedly has already been given a 13-episode order from Fox. The show is centered on a family from 100 years in the future who travel back in time 150 years to a prehistoric Earth ruled by dinosaurs. Michael Ausiello says Kyle Chandler has been offered the lead in the project, but we’re just going to pretend he doesn’t know what he's talking about so we can remain blissfully in denial about the fact that Friday Night Lights is actually going to end. [Deadline] Fishburne Re-ups: Laurence Fishburne has renewed his contract and will remain on CSI through next season. The release states: “In the upcoming Season 10 finale, Fishburne will face off against two serial killers in a battle of wits that will conclude in a life-and-death cliffhanger.” Just our two cents, CBS, but perhaps next time wait to announce the star will be back for another season until after the big life-and-death cliffhanger. [HR] In The Books: Aisha Tyler has nabbed the lead opposite Laura Benanti in CBS’ comedy pilot Open Books, which also features Scott Foley. Tyler will play a waitress/actress who is best friends with Benanti’s New York boutique publishing house book editor. Foley is a "free-spirited writer" who once had a fling with Benanti's character. Bohemian love triangle, here we come. [Deadline] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: the industry, aisha tyler, an ex to grind, benicio del toro, brannon braga, brian grazer, cameron diaz, erykah badu, kyle chandler, m.i.a., movies, music, open books, ron howard, terra nova, the great escape, tv
Source: Vulture | 19 Apr 2010 | 11:50 pm Laurence Fishburne staying on "CSI"LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The leader of the "CSI" team will stay in charge for another year.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 19 Apr 2010 | 11:25 pm Laurence Fishburne staying on "CSI" (Reuters)Reuters - The leader of the "CSI" team will stay in charge for another year.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 19 Apr 2010 | 11:25 pm Simon Cowell: Leaving Idol Will 'Not Be Hard' Ryan Seacrest and the American Idol judges stopped by Larry King Live tonight to discuss this week’s Idol Gives Back special, but the raucous group was far more animated when chatting about Cowell’s departure at the end of this season (as well as when talking about the much-discussed Cowell-Seacrest relationship, which Kara DioGuardi referred to as an "older brother-younger brother" dynamic). When King asked Cowell if leaving Idol was going to be “hard,” he flatly replied, “No… no, it’s not,” and he went on to say “you always know when it’s the right time to go.” Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: american idol, ryan seacrest, simon cowell, video
Source: Vulture | 19 Apr 2010 | 11:23 pm "Sex and the City 2" tickets already a hot itemLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Talk about hot to trot: Tickets to presumed summer sizzler "Sex and the City 2" began selling just over six weeks before the sequel opens May 27.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 19 Apr 2010 | 11:01 pm Judges Eat Kate for Breakfast (Club) on Dancing With the Stars As if Dancing With the Stars needed more gimmicks this season…
The eight remaining celebs hit the floor Monday to pay tribute to Hollywood and cut a rug to notable movie...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 19 Apr 2010 | 11:01 pm Global Sources opens specialized trade shows in Hong KongSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 19 Apr 2010 | 11:00 pm Larry King's Lawyer: '50-50 Chance' Divorce Will Happen Larry King and his seventh wife, Shawn Southwick, may not be getting divorced after all. King’s lawyer told the Daily News today that there is a “50-50 chance” that the divorce will actually happen. Apparently the couple sat down with a counselor today and decided “there will be no divorce activity for two weeks as several issues need to be discussed and resolved.” So King has two weeks to convince Southwick of their undeniable love... or he could lose half his fortune: this sounds like the set-up of an Anne Hathaway romantic comedy, just with less charm and more suspenders. Larry King may talk his way out of divorce: Calls two-week truce with estranged wife Shawn Southwick [NYDN] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: great divorces, hopless romantics, larry king, shawn southwick
Source: Daily Intel | 19 Apr 2010 | 10:58 pm Sandra Bullock Not Wearing Her Wedding Ring? Sandra Bullock has been spotted, and she wasn't wearing her wedding ring.
Are you surprised?
Despite keeping a low profile since the scandal involving husband Jesse...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 19 Apr 2010 | 10:34 pm Donald Trump Gave Anthony Weiner $2,000 Perhaps The Donald appreciates Weiner's flair for putting on a show. The real estate tycoon donated $2,000 to the congressman, according to Federal Election Campaign filings reported in the Daily News. Other New York politicians also have benefited from some celeb cash: Kevin Powell, who will aim to take Rep. Ed Towns’ seat, received $2,400 from Chris Rock; and Bonnie Raitt gave $2,400 to fellow musician Democratic Rep. John Hall. [NYDN] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: celeb donations, anthony weiner, donald trump, fundraising
Source: Daily Intel | 19 Apr 2010 | 10:29 pm Men Are From Mars... To Hit The Big Screen In case your hunger for celebrity-stuffed ensemble romantic comedies hasn’t been satiated by Valentine’s Day and He’s Just Not That Into You, get ready for Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus. Summit Entertainment has acquired the film and TV rights for John Gray’s 1992 best-seller, and has already set into motion a feature film to be produced by Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun. Considering this is Summit though, they'll probably end up renaming it Vampires Are From Mars... and making billions of dollars. [HR] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: adaptations, men are from mars women are from venus, movies, summit, the industry, tv
Source: Vulture | 19 Apr 2010 | 9:53 pm Was Ke$ha's SNL Performance the Worst Ever? Ke$ha was really bad on Saturday Night Live. Has any SNL musical guest been this disastrous?
—Dara, via the Answer B!tch inbox
Are you sure you're not just jealous of...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 19 Apr 2010 | 9:30 pm Al Qaeda's Top Two Killed in Iraq, Officials Say al-Maliki announing the deaths. According to U.S. officials, the two most senior al Qaeda leaders in Iraq have been killed in a joint Iraqi-U.S. operation. The U.S. military called the deaths of Abu Ayyub al-Masri and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi in a Sunday morning strike “a potentially devastating blow,” and Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki said the deaths “broke al Qaeda’s backbone.” Vice President Joe Biden appeared at the White House press briefing today to praise the Iraqi role in the operation: “"This action demonstrates the improved security, strength and capacity of Iraqi security forces,” he said. [CNN] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: al qaeda, iraq, military
Source: Daily Intel | 19 Apr 2010 | 9:16 pm Tomorrow Just Died for James Bond The economy has managed to do what dozens of nefarious villains with lasers and deadly sea animals could never accomplish: Kill James Bond.
MGM announced Monday that the 23rd 007 film...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 19 Apr 2010 | 9:15 pm Divorce Coming for Bachelor Bob Bob Guiney is about to regain the title that made him famous: Bachelor.
His wife of more than five years, All My Children star Rebecca Budig, filed for divorce last week, citing...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 19 Apr 2010 | 9:00 pm IMAX inks new theater deal in JapanMegascreen theater company IMAX Corp. said Tuesday it will expand in Japan _ the latest in a series of international deals inked recently amid growing demand for 3-D movies following the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 19 Apr 2010 | 8:56 pm Chelsea Handler Takes on Donald Trump Try to wrap your head around this one, people.
Chelsea Handler has, and she's not afraid to share it with you. We're talking bandanas, of course, and she's a little bit...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 19 Apr 2010 | 8:30 pm Leno on Conan's TBS Deal: 'I Knew He'd Land On His Feet' Jay Leno has finally commented on news of Conan O’Brien’s TBS deal, and it’s predictably smarmy. “I knew he’d land on his feet,” Leno told Access Hollywood, “It’ll be fun. Everybody will compete. 11 o’clock is now the most exciting place to be… I think he’ll be great. He’s a very funny guy.”
“I didn’t know what to think," he said. "I mean, well, FOX is network but they have cable too, so, you know, it’s all sort of the same now. Everybody sort of reaches the same thing, but I think it’s exciting. I think he’ll do well.”
Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: late shifting, conan o'brien, jay leno, tbs, tv
Source: Vulture | 19 Apr 2010 | 8:27 pm Lost iPhone Is Bad News For Apple, Awesome For Nick Denton Most of us have left our phone at a bar at one point or another only to forget about it after picking up a new one the next day; one Apple employee, though, will probably be plagued by the same mistake for a long, long time. The engineer left a top-secret prototype of the new Apple iPhone in a California bar that wasn’t meant to be revealed for a number of months. Photos of the device appeared on tech blog Gizmodo this morning, and sparked something of an internet frenzy. Though Apple hasn’t commented on the leaked product, most bloggers (as well as Times columnist David Pogue) have said they believe it’s real, and have picked apart the device feature-by-feature. Perhaps the biggest winner in all of this, though, is Gizmodo. The Times provided the details of the deal that scored the Gawker media blog the scoop: "The person who found the phone peddled it to Gizmodo, which bought it for $5,000, Nick Denton, chief executive of Gawker Media, which owns Gizmodo, said by instant message," the Times reported. "His company’s sites have had a longstanding practice of paying for scoops, and the windfall was tangible. Traffic spiked on Monday, and at midday more than one million visitors stopped by the site in one hour to see pictures of the coveted gadget."
Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: finder's keepers, apple, gizmodo, iphone, nick denton, steve jobs, technology
Source: Daily Intel | 19 Apr 2010 | 7:49 pm Kelsey Grammer shines in "La Cage Aux Folles" (Reuters)Reuters - One notices the differences from the opening minutes of the new Broadway revival of "La Cage Aux Folles" at the Longacre Theater.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 19 Apr 2010 | 7:27 pm Kelsey Grammer shines in "La Cage Aux Folles" (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 19 Apr 2010 | 7:27 pm Baseball saga "Perfect Game" doesn't round bases (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 19 Apr 2010 | 7:22 pm Alan Cumming Drops Out of Troubled Spider-Man Musical Alan Cumming has announced he is pulling out of Julie Taymor’s upcoming Broadway musical Spider-Man, Turn Off The Dark, in which he was to play the Green Goblin, due to scheduling conflicts. This comes about a month after Evan Rachel Wood dropped out of the beleaguered production, which has a price tag of over $50 million at this point and still has no opening date in sight. [EW] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: departures, alan cumming, broadway, spider-man turn off the dark
Source: Vulture | 19 Apr 2010 | 7:18 pm Michael Douglas asks NY judge for mercy toward son (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 19 Apr 2010 | 6:59 pm Bloomberg Found Out About Obama's Upcoming Visit 'On The Blogs' It would appear Mayor Bloomberg gets just as annoyed as us common folk do when we find out from the internet that our "friend" is coming to town instead of from the person himself. When asked by reporters about President Obama’s planned visit to New York City Thursday to talk at Cooper Union about financial reform, Bloomberg said: "I just saw on the blogs this morning he was coming in… so I haven't talked to anyone in the White House.” We’re not sure which is more amusing: Bloomberg getting sort of sensitive, or the revelation that he reads (multiple!) blogs. [NYP] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: blogs, barack obama, michael bloomberg
Source: Daily Intel | 19 Apr 2010 | 6:38 pm Spoiler Chat: Sneak a Bloody-Good Peek at Elena's Mom on The Vampire Diaries! Man, good bio moms are hard to come by these days!
After the recent possible spoiler about Rachel's (Lea Michele) evil bio mom on the Fox hit Glee, we've unearthed some...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 19 Apr 2010 | 6:30 pm Teen actress flexes muscles in "Kick-Ass" (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 19 Apr 2010 | 6:22 pm Cheryl's pal joins Strictly - The Sun
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 19 Apr 2010 | 6:19 pm See Kendra Wilkinson Shake Her Booty—Now!
Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett isn't letting mommyhood get in the way of having some bootylicious fun.
The E! reality star jumped on stage at KDAY radio's Krush Groove...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 19 Apr 2010 | 6:15 pm Larry King and His Queen Put Divorce on Hold Could seven be Larry King's lucky number after all?
Divorce proceedings between the 76-year-old talk-show host and wife Shawn Southwick have been suspended for the time being,...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 19 Apr 2010 | 6:12 pm Bombshell McGee Considering Celebrity Cheaters Gig Is this how Michelle McGee is planning to repair her damaged rep?
E! News confirmed Monday that Jesse James' alleged mistress numero uno is in talks to cohost a new show called...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 19 Apr 2010 | 6:05 pm AMC: Mad Men Not Necessarily Half Over Step away from that ledge! Last week at the National Broadcasters Convention, Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner reportedly told a crowd he "could not see writing or even continuing the series past a sixth season." In an email, AMC tells us Weiner's comments have been "blown out of proportion" and that the show might very well continue into 2013: "No one wants to see Don Draper wearing a leisure suit. We trust Matthew's vision and that he knows where to take the show. But with that said, M*A*S*H figured how to stretch the Korean War for more than a decade, so stay tuned!" Read more posts by Lane Brown Filed Under: mad men, amc, matthew weiner, tv
Source: Vulture | 19 Apr 2010 | 5:25 pm The Unfortunate Symbolism of Jennifer Aniston's Perfumer/Auteur Career Goals While promoting her new perfume (and its accompanying ads with her sitting naked on a rock), Jennifer Aniston gave an interview with Women's Wear Daily in which she announced her new show business plans: to direct a film: “After you get enough movies under your belt, you sit back and go, ‘What’s next?’ It’s getting to be the time where creatively I want to turn in a different direction.” The divergent plans of shilling a new fragrance (which will compete on the shelves with 'Just Me' by Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian's Eau de Parfum) and becoming an auteur seem to cancel each other out in terms of high/low aspirations. And yet that very imbalance seems sadly appropriate when it comes to Aniston, whose career, ever since Friends ended in 2004, has been marked by wind sprints from fluffy rom-coms to prestige indies and back again, all the while never able to find a happy medium in which audiences truly embrace her. Aniston's recent films, The Bounty Hunter and Love Happens, fall into the standard romantic comedy pit that she's been swimming in since she headlined in Picture Perfect in 1997 (remember that one? Yeah, neither do we. Oh, wait, we vaguely recall Jay Mohr playing the hunk, but that can't possibly be right). Both of these films had middling box office performances; as usual, people's interest in the movie was inversely proportional to the interest in her personal life; Her fans got more worked up about her off-screen relationship with Gerard Butler than her on-screen one. Reviews were terrible for these films, but then again, when she tried prestige indies like The Good Girl and Friends with Money, she got good notices, but audiences still didn't care. The only films that really have worked are The Break Up, which, with her relationship with Vince Vaughn, was the perfect melding of film and personal life, and Marley & Me, at which people only politely put up with her just so they could get to the dead dog. All this "What do you people want from me?" confusion may be what has driven her to flail out into so many directions. You don't like me in Rom-Coms? Well, then, I'll make you a perfume! Not into that? How about I become a director! And if those don't work, I'll design skateboards, then get my masters in literature, and then I give up! It's hard not to sympathize with what seems like a frantic desire to sit anywhere except in her accursed designated sweet spot: looking sad on the cover of People magazine. Read more posts by Emma Rosenblum Filed Under: career counselor, actors turned directors, jennifer aniston, movies, questionable ideas
Source: Vulture | 19 Apr 2010 | 5:10 pm Here Is a Photo of Vikram Pandit Holding a Falcon Citigroup's largest shareholder, Prince Walid bin Talal of Saudi Arabia, decided the best way to celebrate today's healthy earnings report was by publishing this photo of Vikram Pandit chilling at his compound in February, holding a falcon amidst what looks like a bunch of overturned furniture and obviously totally baked. He was, in our opinion, quite right. Caption Contest: Walid-Pandit Edition [DealBook via Dealbreaker] Read more posts by Jessica Pressler Filed Under: photo-op, al walid bin talal, business, citigroup, falcons, pandit bear, saudi arabia, vikram pandit, winners
Source: Daily Intel | 19 Apr 2010 | 4:40 pm Justin Bieber and Drake Team Up at the Juno Awards, Forcibly Remind Us They Are Canadian Hey, did you know the Juno Awards (a.k.a. the Canadian Grammys) were last night? Us neither! But a certain performance served as a sobering reminder. Halfway through Stratford, Ontario, native Justin Bieber's strange, semi-acappella rendition of “Baby,” Toronto’s Drake came out to do one of the worst surprise guest verses we’ve ever heard. Maybe we’re being a bit harsh considering he probably wrote it 45 minutes before performing it, but “I just want a woman that looks 30 when she's 81/Please don't give it all away, I hope that she could save me some/Justin, why don't you tell them where your baby's from”? Really? More notable, though, was the implicit reminder of the ungainly team-up broadcast: Right now, both the most popular tween pop star and the most popular new rapper in the country are Canadian. You may have overlooked it so far, consciously or otherwise, but it’s time to face facts: Canada is owning our airwaves. Read more posts by Amos Barshad Filed Under: canada attacks, drake, justin bieber, music, video
Source: Vulture | 19 Apr 2010 | 4:30 pm Guessing Rolling Stone’s 40 Reasons To Get Excited About MusicRolling Stone just released their “40 Reasons To Get Excited About Music” issue, and before we make take any cheap-shots at Rolling Stone — waaaaaaitttttt forrrrrrrr ittttttttt — guess what their Number One reason to get excited about music is?
Yup. The Black Eyed Peas. Who can argue? No one can, is the answer. With the Black Eyed Peas as the featured reason to get excited about music, one can only imagine what the rest of the list is like — here’s our guesses for the 39 Other Reasons To Get Excited About Music: 2. You hear it in your ears! 3. It begins with “M” 4. Bass Guitars 5. You can have a snack while you listen to it 6. Liner Notes 7. “Sound Of Music” title more confusing without it 8. My mom got iTunes 9. Shows 10. Sometimes talks about stuff that relates to you 11. The Grammys 12. Different kinds 13. Jammin’ 14. No limit on number of songs you can listen to 15. Often rhymes 16. Car Stereos 17. Singles 18. On in background at places 19. Radio Waves 20. It’s in movies 21. Wearing clothes while it’s playing 22. Riffs 23. Will not give you AIDS 24. New music 25. Impromptu Beatles concerts on rooftops 26. The girls 27. “Centerfield” by John Fogerty 28. Usually in English 29. Choruses 30. Dogs can hear it 31. Rockumentaries 32. The soundtrack for Forest Gump really worked out 33. Internet 34. Sting, sort of 35. Getting it totally stuck in your head 36. Barack Obama 37. Drums 38. Singing it with people 39. Radiohead 40. Montages at the end of Cold Case Source: Best Week Ever | 19 Apr 2010 | 4:26 pm Kick-Ass Wins After All Despite earlier estimates that had it in second place, Kick-Ass finished No. 1 at the box office this weekend, very narrowly edging out How to Train Your Dragon. Still, it did only make an underwhelming $19.83 million. [Reuters] Read more posts by Matthew Perpetua Filed Under: money, how to train your dragon, kick-ass, movies
Source: Vulture | 19 Apr 2010 | 4:25 pm Report: Journal Editor Robert Thomson Was Behind Sulzberger-As-Ladyman Gag Last week in the Observer, Robert Thomson told reporter John Koblin that he and Times chairman Arthur Sulzberger had recently shared "a good giggle" over the fact that Thomson's paper, The Wall Street Journal, has used a portion of Sulzberger's face to illustrate a feature about men with feminine facial features. It was a cute story, sort of seeming to make both men seem big-hearted and good-humored. But it apparently wasn't true — a Times reporter told Koblin that in reality, Thomson had merely assured Sulbzerger that the face in question wasn't his at all — even though the photo credit would indicate otherwise. Awkward! But that's just the beginning of the weirdness. Not only was it Sulzberger's face that was featured; according to Jeff Bercovici over at DailyFinance, it was Thomson's idea to use it for the girly-man feature in the first place! It wasn't a popular tactic among the staff, several of whom talked to Bercovici. They "aren't used to seeing their news pages used to carry out Murdoch's personal feuds (unlike, say, their counterparts at the New York Post)," he writes. "The reaction, they said, when Thomson ordered a photo of Sulzberger added to the collage ranged from discouragement to horror to sheer bafflement." It's a niggling little story, but very bizarre when you consider the serious readership in front of which this sort of childish gag is played out. Plus, man, it is going to be so awkward the next time we're all together for cocktails at Tina's house. Did 'Wall Street Journal' Editor Fudge His Role in Sulzberger Photo Prank? [DailyFinance] Read more posts by Chris Rovzar Filed Under: ink-stained wretches, arthur sulzberger jr., media, new york times, robert thomson, wall street journal
Source: Daily Intel | 19 Apr 2010 | 4:15 pm Remembering Oklahoma City, and How Bill Clinton Saved His Presidency Clinton on the day after the Oklahoma City bombing. Fifteen years ago today, militia sympathizer Timothy McVeigh blew up a truck full of explosives at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and wounding more than 600 in the worst terrorist attack to hit the United States before 9/11. And for more than a few observers, there's a smell similar to 1995 hanging in the air today. In her Sunday Washington Post column, Kathleen Parker asked, "Is the political environment becoming so toxic that we could see another Timothy McVeigh emerge?" This morning, blogger Steve Benen wrote, "For those of us who follow American politics closely, the developments are common enough to become dizzying." And in the New YorkTimes, Bill Clinton just reminded us that, “In the current climate, with so many threats against the President, members of Congress and other public servants, we owe it to the victims of Oklahoma City, and those who survived and responded so bravely, not to cross [the line crossed in Oklahoma] again.” Indeed we do. But few analysts have ever acknowledged that Clinton himself was resurrected by the bombing. That McVeigh murdered 168 Americans is only part of his legacy: He also detonated his own fringe, and the aftermath of Oklahoma City should stand as a lesson to politicians on both sides of the aisle. Exactly 15 years ago yesterday, then-President Clinton was forced to declare at a press conference, "I'm relevant. The Constitution gives me relevance." Health-care reform was dead, and Hillary Clinton seemed discredited. Both houses of Congress had gone Republican, and the GOP was rolling out its legislative plans. The next morning, the Oklahoma City Federal Building exploded. Pundits would go on to write that it was the government shutdown later that year that allowed Clinton to trump the Republicans, but it was actually Oklahoma City that first allowed him to step forward as a national leader. As speechwriter Michael Waldman wrote in his book POTUS Speaks: "It was the nation's first exposure to Clinton as mourner in chief ... In fact, it was the first time Clinton had been a reassuring figure rather than an unsettling one." Even more than that, Oklahoma City created a huge political opportunity, which Clinton quickly seized. On April 27, a little more than a week after the bombing, Dick Morris, then a little-known but influential Clinton adviser, presented the President a fantastically naked political memo that, as you can find in his book Behind the Oval Office: Getting Reelected Against All Odds, said: "Permanent possible gain: sets up Extremist Issue vs. Republicans." Morris suggested using "extremism as issue against Republicans," not by "direct accusations," but via a "ricochet theory." Clinton should "stimulate national concern over extremism and terror," Morris wrote, and then "implement intrusive policy against extremist groups." Morris predicted that radical right-wingers would write their local Republican congressmen, and that in turn "this will provoke criticism by right-wing Republicans which will link right-wing of the party to extremist groups." "Net effect," Morris concluded: "Self-inflicted linkage between party and extremists." The Clinton Justice Department didn't go as far as Morris wanted, but it didn't matter. Republican members of Congress soon made fools of themselves defending militias. And Clinton found his voice. At a Michigan State commencement address shortly afterward, he told graduates, "There is nothing patriotic about hating your country, or pretending that you can love your country but despise your government." In his memoirs, Clinton didn't mention the Morris memo, but wrote: "The haters and extremists didn't go away, but they were on the defensive, and, for the rest of my term, would never quite regain the position they had enjoyed after Timothy McVeigh took the demonization of government beyond the limits of humanity." Indeed, Oklahoma City gave Clinton the chance to pull his presidency together by advancing a positive agenda of triangulated social issues. And that strategy reached full flower in his 1996 State of the Union speech, where Clinton introduced a man named Richard Dean, a Vietnam vet who had worked in the Oklahoma City Federal Building and who re-entered the building four times to rescue people after it blew up. As everyone, including Republicans, stood to applaud, Clinton went on: But Richard Dean's story doesn't end there. This last November, he was forced out of his office when the government shut down. And the second time the government shut down, he continued helping Social Security recipients, but he was working without pay … I challenge all of you in this chamber: Never, ever shut the federal government down again. That's how much Clinton got it: He explicitly linked the terror of Oklahoma City to the federal shutdown, and both to the Republican Congress. After that, Clinton barely needed to look over his shoulder to get reelected. These days, Republicans are allowing the likes of Michele Bachmann and Rush Limbaugh to speak for the party, while Newt Gingrich is talking about shutting down the federal government all over again. GOP leaders are unwilling to denounce the "lunatic right" on their merits. Today is a day to remember how terribly that ended before. Read more posts by Peter Keating Filed Under: know your history, bill clinton, oklahoma city, politics, terrorism, timothy mcveigh
Source: Daily Intel | 19 Apr 2010 | 4:08 pm Sometimes A Gif Is So Good That I Literally Repost It On This Blog And Then Write About It In A Hyperbolic WaySo, we all like the Discovery Channel show, Mythbusters. Or maybe we don’t, but we at least we watch marathons of it when there’s nothing else on. We’re all on the same page more or less. Anyway. Adam is goofy and Jamie looks like a walrus wearing a hat. Therefore, this:
I have no idea who made this GIF or why they made it, but I am going to marry it. And I am going to take its last name (so sick of this Garfinkel bulls**t). Thanks, Reddit. Another thing real quick: That might not be a walrus. But I don’t care and I’m not going to do the research to find out. Source: Best Week Ever | 19 Apr 2010 | 4:01 pm After First Full Month, John King USA Ratings Still Sliding Getty Images Last week, on the night when John King took the stage to plug his new show during the CNN UpFront, John King USA gathered the lowest number of 25- to 54-year-old viewers, the key demo for news, for that hour of CNN. (It was the lowest number in total viewers since Christmas Day, 2007). Around the debut of his show on March 22, John King spoke with Mediaite and said he didn't much care about early ratings results. "I don’t care at all about how they look after three days, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart," he said. "If you come back to me after three weeks, and especially three months, then we can have a more serious conversation about that. And even more importantly, six months and nine months." Well, the website dutifully checked in after that first marker, and found that three weeks in, King's hour regularly dropped viewers from Wolf Blitzer's lead-in, was holding steady with the interim period before his show launched, but was down roughly 40 percent in the key demo and in total viewers from the same time last year. We're now a full month in, and King's trajectory has yet to change. This last week was his worst yet, pushing his average numbers in the news demographic to fourth place on cable news for the month, behind even sister network HLN's Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell. Over the past few weeks, CNN has received a lot of unsolicited advice on how to fix their ratings slump — including firing CNN president Jon Klein and giving King's show an outsider viewpoint and the name Politics is Broken. Most of the advice seemed to be: Change the formula. King's show now, with its middle-of-the-road, straight-news focus and blandly handsome, chinny all-American host, is not much of a formula change, no matter how many tricks the Magic Wall can perform. And so far, it doesn't appear to be quite working. But still, a month is only a month. Per John King's own advice, we'll check back in to see how he's doing in six months, and in nine months, and after a year — if the show is still in the same format by then.
Read more posts by Chris Rovzar Filed Under: in other news, cable news news, cable news wars, cnn, john king, jon klein, media
Source: Daily Intel | 19 Apr 2010 | 4:00 pm Rock & Republic Founder Accused of Aiding a Somewhat High Profile Sham Marriage Michael Ball Mexican soap-star Fernanda Romero married Kent Ross, a pizza deliveryman and musician, on June 15, 2005. Only the feds say she paid him to do that so she could obtain legal residency in this country, and that the two have never lived together. Authorities got wind of her alleged scheme after fashion photographer Markus Klinko called U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and alerted them to her plot. Klinko had been dating Romero, and ratted her out after she dumped him, which is at once such a nasty and easy revenge. Rock & Republic founder Michael Ball allegedly helped Romero arrange the marriage while she was modeling for the label. The government will investigate him as the case moves forward. So first Ball's label goes bankrupt and now he has to deal with this mess. If the allegations are correct, and he and Romero knew they were doing something illegal, wouldn't they figure out at some point that they should at least try to make it seem like she was living with her fake husband? That's sham marriage 101. Feds: Jilted boyfriend exposes actress' sham marriage [CNN] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: scandale!, fernanda romero, marcus klinko, michael ball, rock and republic
Source: The Cut | 19 Apr 2010 | 4:00 pm Nicolas Cage arrives at the 'Kick-Ass' premiereActor Nicolas Cage arrives at the 'Kick-Ass' premiere held at ArcLight Hollywood on April 13, in Hollywood, California. Foul-mouthed superhero comedy "Kick-Ass," starring Cage and a host of pint-sized...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 19 Apr 2010 | 3:31 pm Nicole Kidman Steps Out in a Color That’s Not Flesh-Toned Last night, Nicole Kidman attended the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas and didn't wear her go-to palette of flesh-tones. Instead, she wore a tuxedo-inspired L'Wren Scott dress (look nineteen in the fall-2010 runway collection) and jewelry by Fred Leighton. Many people are on the fence about it, but what say you? Read more posts by Sharon Clott Filed Under: look of the day, acm awards, fall 2010, fred leighton, l'wren scott, nicole kidman
Source: The Cut | 19 Apr 2010 | 3:30 pm Just So You Know, Citigroup Has Nothing to Do With This Goldman Sachs Thing Goldman Sachs is like the Regina George of Wall Street. For years it was the richest, the most beautiful, the most popular bank. But it was also the meanest, the most likely to tell you to your face that your ideas were really good and then go, "That guy's a moron" as soon as you were out of earshot. Goldman Sachs was fabulous, everyone agreed, but it was also evil. Thus, while everyone on the Street was in thrall to Goldman — wanted to be Goldman — they also feared and loathed them. Which is why some couldn't help but feel a tickle of schadenfreude late last week, when the SEC came along and hit Goldman with a surprise lawsuit late last week, even though all agreed it was a sad thing and generally not good for the industry. Among these people is apparently Citi's chief financial officer, John C. Gerspach, who could not resist bringing up the situation on his bank's earnings call this morning. "Let me be clear about one issue that has attracted a lot of attention since Friday," he said, in what was according to DealBook, an "impromptu remark." "So let me state the following: Citi is not involved in the matter the S.E.C. announced on Friday."
For instance, sure, they might not have anything to do with this, but what kind of legal action might they be facing in the future, analysts wanted to know. Gerspach, wishing he'd never said anything, tried to get off the phone. “It has been widely reported that the S.E.C., among other regulators, is conducting an industrywide investigation into a wide range of subprime-related issues,” Mr. Gerspach said. “As we disclosed in our 10-K, we are fully cooperating with these investigations, and it would not be appropriate for us to comment further.”
“Do you have any Wells notices outstanding?” Mr Schorr asked, referring to a letter that the S.E.C.sends to companies when it is considering bringing an enforcement action. “I feel like I am supposed to ask every company I cover that now,” he said. Citi Distances Itself From Goldman’s Troubles [Dealbook/NYT] Read more posts by Jessica Pressler Filed Under: white men whose hair is full of secrets, business, citigroup, goldman sachs, mean girls, wall street
Source: Daily Intel | 19 Apr 2010 | 3:25 pm Amy Winehouse, ex-husband rekindle their romanceThey were divorced less than a year ago, but it appears Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil are ready to make a new start.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 19 Apr 2010 | 3:18 pm Gosselin's kids want her on 'Dancing'As tough as it's been for Kate Gosselin to please the "Dancing with the Stars" judges, she says there are no downsides to joining the show.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 19 Apr 2010 | 3:12 pm Isaac Mizrahi to Compete on Jeopardy Isaac Mizrahi taped an episode of Jeopardy! on Saturday as part of the show's Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational special. Mizrahi is playing for the Good Shepherd Services charity against competitors Michael McKean and Charles Shaughnessy, a.k.a. Maxwell Sheffield of The Nanny. He made it to the semifinals, which will air on May 3, 4, and 5. If he wins those, he'll go to the finals, which will air on May 6 and 7. And just look at that face, those crossed arms, and that serious stance. He's playing to win. [Daily Front Row] Read more posts by Sharon Clott Filed Under: designers do tv, designers, isaac mizrahi, jeopardy, million dollar celebrity invitational, tv
Source: The Cut | 19 Apr 2010 | 2:55 pm Halle Berry Gels Her Hair; Fergie Cradles Chrome Bullhorn for Fragrance Campaign Halle's spikes. HAIR • Janea Padilha, one of the seven sisters who own the J. Sisters Brazilian-waxing salon in midtown, is coming out with a book named Brazilian Sexy this month. It's a collection of stories and tips based on her experiences working in the salon. [NYT] • Redken launched a new sunscreen spray for hair. It contains ingredients that block UVA and UVB rays to keep hair from drying out. [Stylelist] MAKEUP FRAGRANCE Filed Under: beauty marks, avon, beauty, brazilian sexy, estee lauder, fergie, fragrance, hair, halle berry, j sisters, janea padilha, makeup, outspoken by fergie, redken, tom pecheux
Source: The Cut | 19 Apr 2010 | 2:20 pm Photos: Coachella day threeSource: CNN.com - Entertainment | 19 Apr 2010 | 1:59 pm Colin Farrell Was Not, I Repeat NOT, Involved In A Street Fight
So. Yeahhhhh. I guess Colin Farrell wasn’t in that street fight that I didn’t at all know about ever until I read that he wasn’t in it. Cool. But this all leads to an unavoidable question: Why on earth are people not getting into street fights with Colin Farrell? That guy, with his weird v-neck shirt and necklaces. Somebody street fight him already. Please. Look at this guy:
Somebody street fight this guy. Source: Best Week Ever | 19 Apr 2010 | 1:58 pm LCD Soundsystem’s “Drunk Girls” Video Proves Pandas Are Plentiful And Like To PartyHere’s the video to LCD Soundsystem’s newly released single “Drunk Girls”, a likely homage to Billy Madison’s favorite nudie magazine. If you’re thinking to yourself, “A video called “Drunk Chicks” probably doesn’t have that many dudes in panda suits in it,” then you are really really wrong, panda suit evaluator. Just goes to show once again, Spike Jonze doesn’t need some crazy tens-of-dollars budget to make an awesome video: [P.S. - I am aware Billy Madison's magazine was called "Drunk Chicks", not "Girls" - if you were about to commenter fact-check my nonsensical joke, you can refrain, though I appreciate the Madisonthusiasm.] Source: Best Week Ever | 19 Apr 2010 | 1:49 pm The Lovely and Talented Christina HendricksThe 'Mad Men' beauty covers the May issue of 'Esquire.' Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Apr 2010 | 1:41 pm Crystal Renn Poses Nude for French Vogue (NSFW) This month's issues were full of rail-thin models, not curves, which the industry keeps saying are "in." But then we found a spread of Crystal Renn from the May issue of French Vogue, a magazine that loves skinny models like Jac and Anja Rubik. Penélope Cruz guest-edited the issue. It's unclear what "guest-editing" actually entails, but could she have had the genius idea to take the model of the moment and have Steven Klein shoot her lying supine, wearing nothing but a red trench coat and an augmented bush?  Photo: French Vogue Maybe this is a metaphor for the return to curves as a return to nature. Toss out those razors with that Zantrex, sisters. Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: tear sheets, crystal renn, french vogue, model tracker, models, steven klein
Source: The Cut | 19 Apr 2010 | 1:40 pm Then/Now: The Cast of "Hey Dude""You'd better watch out for those man-eating jackrabbits... And that killer cacti!" Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Apr 2010 | 1:11 pm Diane Von Furstenberg Wants to Bury Twenty People in the Backyard of Her Country Home Apparently Diane Von Furstenberg has long wanted to be buried at Cloudwalk, the 100-acre farm in Litchfield County, Connecticut, she bought decades ago with her wrap-dress fortune. In a profile of the designer from the New York Times dated December 23, 1993 (worth a read — she takes the writer for roadside burritos and eats hers with a glass of cider), DVF gives a tour of the property. As "she set off across the lawn, dark hair flying, dogs barking," she stops before a small wooden bridge leading over a stream and says, "I'll show you where I'm going to be buried." And now in 2010, it seems she's finally gotten around to making arrangements for that. In a story from Sunday's Times about people with quaint old graveyards on their properties — mostly antique homes from when backyard burial was common practice — we learn Diane is not only planning to bury herself on Cloudwalk, but up to nineteen other people, as well. The town zoning commission approved her application for a permit for up to twenty plots last month, and the Department of Health just gave its approval, too. The cemetery will double as a "meditation garden" and be contained within a stone wall and cherry trees. Well that sounds glam. If yuppies balk at the house when (if) it hits the market with a cemetery, the realtor can sell it as one of those hip meditation meadows with bodies underneath for good energy. Did I Mention the Graves Out Back? [NYT] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: very important tombstones, designers, diane von furstenberg
Source: The Cut | 19 Apr 2010 | 1:05 pm Bengals look to upgrade passing game - Boston Herald
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 19 Apr 2010 | 12:56 pm Lady Antebellum dominates ACMsNashville joined hands with Vegas Sunday night for the 45th Academy of Country Music Awards -- where comedy was often king and Lady Antebellum was crowned queen.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 19 Apr 2010 | 12:50 pm Family bonds break in `The Subject Was Roses' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 19 Apr 2010 | 12:47 pm Meet the New Girl: Barbara Palvin Barbara Palvin (IMG) at Nina Ricci Budapest-native Barbara Palvin was discovered at just 13 years old. While most girls her age were busy trying on mom's lipstick, this youngin' was quietly modeling overseas in Asia. Now 17, Barbara finds herself in the midst of a major breakout. Although she's short (well, for modeling) at just below five foot nine, she snagged a coveted Prada-exclusive at the fall 2010 show. Following this, Barbara, whom we like to think of as a baby Natalia Vodianova, booked the Giles, Miu Miu, and Louis Vuitton shows in Paris. And she’s been working nonstop since. The newcomer has already shot countless editorials for several international versions of Vogue and even modeled for Victoria’s Secret’s PINK line. But you’ll see it all soon enough. Model Profile: Barbara Palvin Brush up on your Model IQ in our ever-growing Model Manual. Read more posts by James Lim Filed Under: model tracker, barbara palvin, louis vuitton, miu miu, models, prada, victoria's secret
Source: The Cut | 19 Apr 2010 | 12:35 pm GLAAD media award winnersEnglish-language awards:Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 19 Apr 2010 | 12:33 pm George Lopez Has The Best Monologue Endings Of All TimeGeorge Lopez is the best at everything. Literally everybody knows that and literally nobody would ever disagree. He is perfect and his TBS talk show, Lopez Tonight, is perfect. Because the whole show is perfect, it’s hard to say which part is best, but if I was forced to make a choice, I would say that the last joke of his monologue is the crowning achievement of every show. He always delivers an absolutely awesome joke and then throws to the band to play him out. Oh boy, is it awesome to watch. My friend, Joe Mande, and I decided to compile the last monologue jokes from ten consecutive Lopez Tonight shows to make something we call the George Lopez Game. Please enjoy it, and I know you will enjoy it because all of these jokes make a lot of sense, are well written, and are undeniably hilarious. Source: Best Week Ever | 19 Apr 2010 | 12:23 pm Corey Haim autopsy report expected soonThe Los Angeles coroner's ruling on what killed Corey Haim last month should be released this week, according to an investigator.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 19 Apr 2010 | 12:17 pm Bullock's sister speaks outSandra Bullock's protective sister, Gesine Bullock-Prado, wants to set a few things straight.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 19 Apr 2010 | 12:13 pm Catherine McNeil and Ruby Rose Are Engaged! Model Catherine McNeil was rumored to be engaged to girlfriend Ruby Rose a few months ago. But Ruby, a host on MTV in Australia, finally confirmed the engagement in Woman's Day. They were both seen recently in L.A. wearing giant engagement rings, Catherine's sapphire-and-diamond encrusted and Ruby's an emerald-cut diamond with two side baguettes.
Aw, they are so sweet. However, the Herald Sun kills it by ending the story with this sentence: "The celebrity couple seldom see each other with Catherine living in New York and Rose based in Melbourne." No one can stand it when two pretty people are happy together and wearing giant diamonds. Ruby Rose confirms engagement to model Catherine McNeil [Herald Sun] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: put a ring on it, catherine mcneil, model tracker, models, ruby rose
Source: The Cut | 19 Apr 2010 | 11:55 am TRAILER MIX: Big T*ts Zombie Is In 3-D, So The Big Zombie T*ts Like Come Out At YouOne might be surprised to learn that a movie called “Big T*ts Zombie in 3-D” is coming out, if one is unfamiliar with the existence of the internet and the island nation of Japan, and if one is indeed unfamiliar with the existence of the internet and the island nation of Japan, then I’m not sure how you found BWE.tv, but on behalf of the internet and people aware of the existence of Japan, allow me to be the first to say, welcome to the internet, it’s full of weird sh*t that will ruin everything about you and the humanity you may once have possessed! Also Japan exists. Here’s the Big T*ts Zombie 3-D trailer (NSFW-ish – good luck hacking past their Pentagon firewall, underagers): (via Film Drunk) Source: Best Week Ever | 19 Apr 2010 | 11:40 am Tomorrow’s Events and Sales: Rodarte Deals Start at $40EVENTS SALES • Shop discounted handbags at the Kooba sample sale. Through 4/23. 141 W. 36th St., nr. Seventh Ave., tenth fl. (212-230-1800); T–F (10 a.m.–8 p.m.), closed 2 p.m.–3 p.m. • Get a $20 blowout (originally $35 and up) during Salon Ziba's twentieth-anniversary celebration. Through 4/20. 200 W. 57th St. (212-767-0577); T (8 a.m.–7:30 p.m.) Read more posts by Lauren Murrow Filed Under: fashion calendar, sales, shopping
Source: The Cut | 19 Apr 2010 | 11:20 am 50 “Fiddy” Cent Is Getting Un-Inked
According to People.com he is trying to get into acting and feels that his tattoos are holding him back. I feel like this is the story that never gets told to our inner-city youth. “Before you start running around with a bad crowd and getting all tattooed up, just remember this: that could potentially keep you from costarring with Chase Crawford in the upcoming drama Twelve.” (A note to the reader: 50 Cent will be costarring with Chase Crawford in the upcoming drama Twelve. He got away with the tattoos this time.) It’s hard to even imagine what 50 Cent would look like without tattoos though. Wait hold on… Oh, okay. I’m just getting word that we just got a hold of a picture of the newly tattoo-free 50 Cent. Let’s take a look:
Uh Oh! They took too much off!!! Source: Best Week Ever | 19 Apr 2010 | 11:17 am Review: Willie Nelson's back with `Country Music' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 19 Apr 2010 | 11:07 am Harsh Amazon reviewer unmasked as author's wife (AP)AP - A reviewer signed as "Historian" posted some savage reviews on Amazon's Web pages, but had a weakness for one writer, celebrated author and Russia expert Orlando Figes.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 19 Apr 2010 | 10:48 am First Carine, and Now Ke$ha Dabbles in Capes Last week French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld wore a cape, some lace, and undergarments to a Ralph Lauren dinner in Paris. On the last Saturday Night Live Ke$ha also wore a cape, but hers was metallic silver on the outside with an American flag print on the inside and fringe hanging off the end. Like Carine's, it was a quite a lot of cape — but it wasn't more over-the-top than her first look, consisting of neon blacklight-lit tribal paint and feather wing-things on her shoulders. Jezebel wondered if her expression during the lackluster unveiling of the cape's American-flag innards hinted at a moment of insecurity, like she didn't really believe in her cape. But how can she feel insecure about that when she performed, well, looking as she did before? Maybe without all the makeup we're just finally seeing her emote. We will have to wait and see if the cape's moment will continue past last week. Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: divas with capes, divas, ke$ha, saturday night live
Source: The Cut | 19 Apr 2010 | 10:45 am This Guy’s Going To Teach You To Flirt; Uh Oh, He Just Had Sex With All Of UsThere is a website formerly known as Expert Village that is now eHow.com. The people who run this website are absolutely experts as you can for sure tell by their former name. They know how to do a whole ton of stuff and sometimes they post videos on YouTube showing you how to do those things. One thing they know how to do really well is flirt. Are you worried that maybe you’re not the best at flirting? Well worry not anymore, because you’re about to get taught how to do it by a guy who looks like Hal Sparks with a soul patch. If you’re looking to get f**ked like super efficiently, I strongly recommend watching the whole thing. But if you’re in a hurry and you just need a quick HJ to get by you can totally just watch 1:28 to 1:47.
Oh he’s good. All of all of our things (your and mine and his) are absolutely COVERED in all kinds of gross stuff. Was it good for all of us? Yes, it was. Remember when he wanted to eat OUR F**KING EYEBALLS OUT OF OUR FACES?!! That was so hot. Thanks, @meganganz Source: Best Week Ever | 19 Apr 2010 | 10:27 am Biggest Pop Culture Controversies: Harry Potter vs. TwilightEvery Monday, thanks to our sponsor Oreo Cakesters, we bring you pop culture controversies. We’ve pitted TV comedies (Friends vs Seinfeld) and actresses (Aniston vs Jolie) against each other. Up this week: Vampires vs Sorcerers.
Few would disagree that Reading Is Fundamental, but the last few years have seen quite the battle emerge for the hearts of bookwormish teens. On one side, you have the Twi-Hards, whose slavish devotion to Bella, Edward, Jacob and the other principles in the Twilight series have generated billions of dollars in sales at bookstores, movie theaters and Hot Topic outlets nationwide. On the other, Potterheads remain fiercely loyal to the 2007 graduating class of Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and assert that J.K. Rowling’s seven-part series reigns supreme over Stephenie Meyers’s four novel ode to teenage abstinence. So, what stirs up your desire to put down the remote for a few minutes? Vampires or sorcerers? Shirtless Daniel Radcliffe or shirtless Taylor Lautner? The luxuriously messy brown locks of R. Pattz or the ginger charms of Ron Weasley? Let your voice be heard below! Source: Best Week Ever | 19 Apr 2010 | 10:19 am Ex-employee to sue Prada Japan over alleged harassment (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 19 Apr 2010 | 10:10 am VIDEO: Next Time You’re Embarrassed, At Least You Didn’t Do ThisThis morning’s Embarrassing Thing That Will Live On Forever Thanks To The Internet Award goes to Dan Boyle of the San Jose Sharks, who ended a 0-0 playoff game in Overtime last night by accidentally shooting the puck into his own net, which, for all you non-hardcore hockey fans out there (do any non-hardcore hockey fans read BWE? Maybe like three), is not a good thing to do. I really feel bad for Boyle, and don’t want to salt the wounds by continuing to circulate this vid, but it’s already been passed around so much this morning, it’d be more insulting to him not to post it. That makes sense, right? Source: Best Week Ever | 19 Apr 2010 | 10:08 am Zoe Saldana Reveals Her Masculine DreamsHollywood's hottest actress says there are some male behaviors she is just dying to know about. Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Apr 2010 | 10:08 am Punk pioneer McLaren to be buried on Thursday (Reuters)Reuters - British punk pioneer Malcolm McLaren's funeral will be held in London on Thursday, his son said on Monday. The former manager of the 1970s punk band Sex Pistols and ex-partner of fashion designer Vivienne Westwood died earlier this month aged 64 of a rare form of cancer.Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 19 Apr 2010 | 9:58 am 'Sex and the City' Star Mario Cantone Helping Adult Film Actress Go LegitSavanna Samson has a big future in burlesque, according to the 'SATC' star. Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Apr 2010 | 9:35 am Review: `Oceans' brings enormity of sea up close (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 19 Apr 2010 | 9:27 am ACM Awards: The Best and Worst Dressed StarsSee which of your favorite stars sizzled and who fizzled on the red carpet at the 2010 ACM Awards. Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Apr 2010 | 8:29 am Jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt performingAn undated picture shows Jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt performing. Reinhardt's life story is better than any fiction: a gypsy who could not read a line of music, lost the use of two fingers when he was...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 19 Apr 2010 | 8:18 am Maxim Monday: Meet Angela SunMaxim gives Fox411.com a weekly look at their hottest new stars. This week it's 'Yahoo! Sports Minute' host Angela Sun. Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Apr 2010 | 8:16 am Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren Living Separate Lives?They returned from separate trips Friday, but passed the weekend in different houses. Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Apr 2010 | 8:15 am Jerry Seinfeld wants to save your marriageSlouching over coffee in a booth at a New York diner, Jerry Seinfeld looks so...Seinfeldian, you might think he was shooting a scene from the old sitcom.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 19 Apr 2010 | 7:37 am 'Dragon' kicks 'Kick-Ass' to box office curbIf only "Kick-Ass" had been in 3-D maybe we would have had a different outcome. But instead, the DreamWorks Animated 3-D flick "How to Train Your Dragon" squeezed out a surprise come-from-behind first-place finish with an estimated $20 million take in its fourth weekend in release.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 19 Apr 2010 | 7:19 am Jessica Simpson a Victim of Cruel Entertainment Industry Bullies?What is it about pop star Jessica Simpson that makes her the butt of so many jokes about weight and relationships? Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Apr 2010 | 6:25 am Music Review: Cypress Hill's 'Rise Up' a time warp (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 19 Apr 2010 | 5:13 am Review: Prothero rebuts idea all gods are alike (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 19 Apr 2010 | 5:00 am Review: Jake Silverstein's prose is first-rate (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 19 Apr 2010 | 4:59 am B.O. exchange's future is cloudyFront Page: Trading commission approves contracts, but bill prepares to fight it -- The team behind a plan to create a film futures exchange faces a scenario as cliched as a summer blockbuster: It won the first battle of regulatory approval, but the big question is whether it can win the war.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 19 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am 'Dragon' a surprise B.O. winnerFront Page: Film's third week tops 'Kick-Ass,' 'Funeral' bows -- "How to Train Your Dragon" made a roaring comeback at the domestic B.O.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 19 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am Howard to chair SAG negotiating committeeFront Page: Guild president to bargain with studios -- Screen Actors Guild president Ken Howard, who has used his tenure to repair relations with AFTRA, has been named to chair SAG's negotiating committee.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 19 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am Weinstein brothers' bid sweeterFront Page: Negotiations for Miramax continue -- Harvey and Bob Weinstein are a couple of steps closer to winning back the company they named after their parents, Miriam and Max.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 19 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am Cohn clicks with NickFront Page: New title for longtime executive -- Nickelodeon has given longtime exec Marjorie Cohn a big new title.
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